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dis·en·dow | \ ˌdis-in-ˈdau̇ 
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\disendowed; disendowing; disendows
Definition of disendow
: to strip of endowment
Other Words from disendow
disendower \ ˌdis-in-ˈdau̇(-ə)r \ noun
\ noundisendowment \ ˌdis-in-ˈdau̇-mənt \ noun
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The first known use of disendow was in 1861
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